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in reply to a message by em
Remembrance is a word-name. It has various senses, but the main meanings are "keepsake, souvenir" or "memorial". The two links below give more specific information on the origins and meaning of the word.
http://www.answers.com/remembrance
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=remember
I've never heard of it being used as a name before, but there are quite a lot of once-off word names out there. They were more common in earlier centuries, particularly amongst Puritan families.
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All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. - J.R.R. Tolkien.
http://www.answers.com/remembrance
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=remember
I've never heard of it being used as a name before, but there are quite a lot of once-off word names out there. They were more common in earlier centuries, particularly amongst Puritan families.
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. - J.R.R. Tolkien.
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